Re: Does context matter?

On Fri, 30 Sep 2005 07:35:45 -0400, Ben Turner
<bturner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:


>It certainly does seem that much has been made of a quote from Jessica
>Jahiel's Horse-Sense Newsletter of 8/19/05 -- particularly the excerpt:
>
> " . . . establishing a relationship with a horse on the ground,
> and learning to interpret its body language and use your own body
> language to direct the horse's movements, does not necessarily
> have ANY carryover when you're in the saddle."

I think the importance here is "not necessarily"; it can have carry
over, might or might not in practice. And if the rider lacks body
awareness and saddle time, perhaps s/he can require good manners on
the ground but translate *nothing* to the horse under saddle. I used
to work with someone who was excellent on the ground, all horses were
mannerly with her. She couldn't ride worth beans. No translation at
all.

Eileen Morgan
The Mare's Nest
.

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